Bill Text: VA HB354 | 2024 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Public pools; Board of Health to adopt regulations.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Vetoed) 2024-04-17 - House sustained Governor's veto [HB354 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2024-HB354-Enrolled.html
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §32.1-248.1 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§32.1-248.1. Posting of water quality test results by certain recreational facilities.
A. The Board of Health shall promulgate regulations
to require the daily posting of water quality test results at governing
swimming pools and other water recreational facilities operated for public use
or, including swimming pools and other water recreational facilities
operated in conjunction with a tourist facility or health spa. Such
regulations shall require, among other things, include requirements
for (i) water treatment and disinfection, (ii) the daily posting of
water quality data regarding the current pH level, disinfectant type and
concentration, and water temperature, and the recommended safe levels of each,
(iii) safety equipment and features, (iv) maintenance and safety of equipment
and premises, (v) operational requirements, (vi) facility staffing, (vii)
incident response, and (viii) such other provisions as may be necessary
to protect the public health and safety. Such regulations shall not (a)
apply to private residential water recreational facilities, as defined by the
Board, or (b) regulate the design, construction, or maintenance of pool
structures and equipment as governed by the Uniform Statewide Building Code (§
36-97 et seq.).
B. Nothing in this section or regulations of the Board shall prohibit any locality from adopting any ordinance regarding the operation of swimming pools and other water recreational facilities operated for public use that are equivalent to or more stringent than regulations adopted pursuant to this section.
